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Thursday, October 2, 2014

RBD Flannel Exhibition Blog Tour...My Day!

Riley Blake Designs has come out with some of the most gorgeous flannel and what

better way to show it off than to have a Flannel Exhibition Blog Tour.

You're going to love all the designs they have available!

My mom made nightgowns for all her daughters and granddaughters almost every Christmas.

They were amazing and loved by all of us! There was ribbing at the wrist and a zipper front.

I wish my mom had some of the beautiful flannels by Riley Blake to sew with...

she would have gone nuts over the quality and designs!

My nightgown isn't at all like my mom's, but this one is better suited for the hot weather around here.

I chose the Girl Crazy floral blue flannel...

...and the Girl Crazy dots blue flannel for my nightgown.

It has an underskirt lining and the polka dot flannel makes a great accent as ruffles.

My mom also made heavy-duty quilted fabric bathrobes for all of us and we'd wear them until they
were tattered and worn. I went for a simpler robe by creating one in the form of a hooded cape
using a basic design that I found at Simon and Company (her cape has a collar, mine has a hood).
Her directions are perfect, easy to understand, so there's no need for me to be reinventing the pattern.

It kind of has a Little Red Riding Hood look to it, only in blue.

I made my cape 20" long, but followed the directions about measuring and folding fabric in quarters.
I cut one piece of the fabric, one piece for lining, and one piece of batting (to make it cozy and warm.)

I cut down 2.5" for the neckline just like Simon and Company instructed.

I made a shape like this for the hood (real scientific pattern, isn't it!)
I added a little tab and used Velcro for the closure...the button was just for looks.

My cape was going to be made of flannel, which I thought I ordered from Lady Luck Fabrics,
but when my package arrived in the mail it had the luscious Girl Crazy design in regular fabric.
Whoops!
I was actually excited about my error, because it is so cool that this fabric comes in both
flannel and cotton! I added some RBD yellow gingham for the lining, some polka dot flannel
to keep it soft around the face, and then quilted it with straight lines to keep it all together.

I used this pattern to create my nightgown (it's really a dress,) but changed it up a bit, of course!

I added six inches to lengthen it and folded the ruffle over so I wouldn't have to narrow hem it.

this is so adorable I don't know what to say...except sorry I did not get here sooner...psst. well you know ..but the cape the ruffles, the hoodie...allll so darn gorgeous...ahhh but you have monkey boys lol

Two adorable garments! I totally love the dress/nightie. I thought it looked toooo cute for a nightie and then when you said there was an underskirt, I really began to be perplexed. Nice to read that it was a dress and that I wasn't out in left field. Fabulous that you can take a pattern (cape) and make it your own. Great choice of fabric design.

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